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This rulemaking action proposes to implement management measures included in the New England Fishery Management Council's Framework Adjustment 59 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan (Framework 59) developed in response to new scientific information. The proposed action would set fishing years 2020-2022 specifications for 15 groundfish stocks, and fishing year 2020 total allocable catches (TAC) for the three U.S./Canada stocks: Eastern Georges Bank cod, Eastern Georges Bank haddock, and Georges Bank yellowtail flounder. This action would also revise the Georges Bank cod incidental TAC to remove the allocation to the Closed Area I Hook Gear Haddock Special Access Program, and as necessary in response to any new data coming from the Marine Recreational Information Program, address commercial/recreational allocation issues.